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State Council for Educator Effectiveness

What We Do

The work of the 15-member State Council for Educator Effectiveness is guided by Colorado’s landmark teacher and principal evaluation law S.B. 10-191. It requires evaluating educators at least once each school year and basing at least half of teachers’ and principals’ evaluations on their students’ academic growth.

The Council has four main roles:

Define teacher and principal effectiveness

Establish levels of effectiveness and performance standards

Develop guidelines for a fair, rigorous and transparent system to evaluate teachers and principals

Recommend state policy changes to prepare, evaluate and support teachers and principals

The Council strives to balance the diverse needs of Colorado’s 178 school districts with state requirements. Ultimately, districts will be required to ensure their educator evaluation system adheres with the state’s requirements.

The Council’s work does not end there. Members will monitor the Colorado State Model Evaluation System system and identify improvements based on results of the two-year pilot period that starts during the 2011-2012 school year. The model system will provide an option for districts to use as they implement the requirements of S.B. 10-191 in fall 2013. Click here for the big-picture implementation timeline.

The work is complex, bold and constantly evolving. But, the Council’s commitment to supporting educators and ensuring that every student has an effective teacher and principal is unwavering.